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Inspiring stories from around the world. A travel blog focused on movements, businesses and cool projects serving humanity.
2019-02-01 04:35
Emily built the company Lilac Pack from the ground up – a true “moms helping moms” company, providing care packages to support women in their postpartum period (the first 6… Read More
2019-01-25 20:30
Look Out 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
I started… Read More
2019-01-18 19:50
Friday, January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
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Currently Playing – Episode 39
After last year’s hiatus (we started a social enterprise of our own, cal… Read More
2019-01-18 01:14
In this episode we dive deep into investment insight, on how to save for your future.
The People Helping People podcast is back after a long break. Over the last year, I went to Giv… Read More
2018-09-26 02:40
In this episode, Jason Moore, founder, and principal of Fulcrum Creatives, explains what a Certified B Corporation is, how companies can qualify and what it means for not only businesses but… Read More
2018-08-06 19:11
SEA Change When We Support Social Entrepreneurs
SEA Change—The Social Enterprise Accelerator—is an organization that supports social entrepreneurs by helping them develop a susta… Read More
2018-05-27 05:17
Eleventh Candle Co is a social enterprise that seeks to redeem, restore, empower and equip those vulnerable to human trafficking, abuse, exploitation, and addiction. It is a way to employ wo… Read More
2018-05-04 13:58
There are so many issues for us to collectively tackle – but perhaps above all is the environment, because if we destroy our home, where are we going to live?
What is Zero Waste?… Read More
2018-04-27 01:36
Travel is transforming. The new generation of adventure-minded travelers is no longer drifting through unique destinations just for having fun. They want to take their traveling experience b… Read More
2018-04-03 02:57
Where do you go when you want to meet people, and yet do something good at the same time? Columbus Gives Back.
Who are they?
Columbus Gives Back is a non-profit which provides social volunte… Read More
2018-03-17 22:12
You’re in for a ride today. I know we’ve been digging into some serious podcasts around trafficking, but this podcast is about a different kind of traffic: transportation.
Who is… Read More
2018-03-08 20:14
She Has a Name Cleaning is a cleaning company with a purpose — not only do they provide quality cleaning services; they employee people who have been affected by trafficking, domestic… Read More
2018-02-21 01:13
Recently, we spoke with Paul Haines of Freedom a la Cart – a social enterprise bringing hope to survivors of human trafficking so they can build a new life of freedom and self-sufficie… Read More
2018-02-12 02:02
“87% of consumer believe that business needs to place equal weight on society’s interest as it does its own business interest. Not only do they want their jobs to have meaning bu… Read More
2018-02-05 03:35
Human trafficking is a complicated social issue — it’s difficult to speak about, which makes it harder to raise awareness, but it’s even more challenging for one to survive… Read More
2018-01-26 03:37
“We’re not here to help people to survive – they survived without us. We’re here to give them tools that will help empower them to succeed.” — Nadia Kasvi… Read More
2018-01-16 02:26
Brook Kohn and Nathali Bertran brought their frustration with the DACA application process to the Columbus Give Back Hack — a 54-hour hack-a-thon aimed at developing sustainable social… Read More
2017-12-30 07:11
So what is the Unreal Collective?
Jay Clouse runs the Unreal Collective – he brings together talented individuals, entrepreneurs, freelancers… awesome people working on interest… Read More
2017-12-25 02:41
Three percent. That’s your chance of recovery, once you’ve stuck a needle in your arm.
Where does this story start?
Taylor Hunt had a rocky start – alcohol & drugs &n&helli…Read More
2017-12-17 07:52
“So it started right at the end of 2008, which was the start of the Great Recession. We became concerned that nonprofits were facing unfavorable year ends with giving decreasing, so w… Read More
2017-12-10 23:52
Kenny Sipes started the Roosevelt Coffeehouse in 2013 to make a social impact. He knew from the start that he wanted to build the coffee shop without any loans so that they would be able to… Read More
2017-12-03 23:25
Pete Cline was racing at a semi-professional level in motorsports when an accident forced him to take a different turn. An event in the UK had inspired Pete to enlist some veterans to… Read More
2017-11-24 22:16
When you walk around Columbus, one population you don’t encounter are the homeless, but they are here behind the backdrop of the city. The organization Star House reaches out to… Read More
2017-11-17 03:07
Join me as I speak with my longtime mentor, Dr. Srikumar Rao — TED speaker, author, consultant, and creator of the Creativity & Personal Mastery course. I took his course at the Lo… Read More
2017-11-07 03:26
For episode 19, we spoke with Ione Butler of Uplifting Content, and like the name, uplifting content is all about creating uplifting content… because the world needs more of it. (Pers… Read More
2017-10-17 18:41
David reached out to me on Twitter — and I found myself intrigued by his use of affiliate marketing to raise money for causes that offset the social economics costs of tourism. The sta… Read More
2017-10-11 00:18
I recently met John Rush, President, and CEO for Clean Turn enterprises, right before their Passion Purpose Profit conference. Their mission is to strengthen communities with an empowered wo… Read More
2017-09-29 20:28
I recently met Amy Noltemeyer at the Aspire 2017 awards, where her social enterprise, Growlers Dog Bones, took first place for Emerging Social Enterprise of the Year.
Growlers Dog Bones is a… Read More
2017-09-23 20:45
I recently met Lily Vail, the Program Lead for Kiva in Columbus, Ohio. I’ve known Kiva for years as the icon for social lending abroad, making loans accessible for businesses and proje… Read More
2017-09-16 18:02
Ethan Martin and his wife started Reading for Change just a few years ago. Sitting in a coffee shop, his wife was lamenting over her previous teaching position in title 1 school, where she f… Read More
2017-09-06 00:49
I have known Raj Thangavelu since we ran cross-country together in high school; he was an early inspiration in my life. Raj, who stood 4’ 10.75” tall, wasn’t the fastest ru… Read More
2017-08-28 23:26
I met Harley when he interned in our company. I knew he was a relative of my parents’ friends from college, but had no idea of his story or his social mission to help ex-offenders get… Read More
2017-08-28 23:26
I met Harley when he interned in our company. I knew he was a relative of my parents’ friends from college, but had no idea of his story or his social mission to help ex-offenders get… Read More
2017-08-20 20:56
So, I was on twitter where I follow a lot of people. Anyone I think might be interesting, and I often wonder if this accomplishes anything, as I rarely see any of these people again. A sign… Read More
2017-08-10 18:59
Flower La Warner, left her home in South Africa and journeyed to Korea to teach English in a small village. While many foreigners experience culture shock, Flower fell in love with the cultu… Read More
2017-07-16 02:08
Don Strasser moved to Columbus after living in New York until he was 40, and after a career serving those effected by mental health, he retired. But the idea of moving to Florida and spendin… Read More
2017-07-03 02:00
Flying horse farms is not a farm, nor do they have any horses. But what they do have is serious fun.
The SeriousFun camps, formerly known as The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, was f… Read More
2017-06-22 21:23
For episode 7, we dive deep into Mysore style Astanga Yoga with Danielle DePompei, an instructor at Astanga Yoga Columbus.
Danielle has such an awesome energy, and a cool story how she… Read More
2017-06-13 02:40
I am very fortunate to present this podcast with Steven Anderson, founder of Integrated Leadership Systems. ILS helps organizations all over North America improve their leadership and team b… Read More
2017-06-05 00:15
Entrepreneurs often don’t understand the value of graphic design. People like me don’t understand the world of freelancing. So when I met Rose, who is building a freela… Read More
2017-05-20 19:58
My father founded his company, ASG, 15 years ago to provide retail real estate services: helping retailers to audit landlords, manage leases, build stores, negotiate deals and develop strate… Read More
2017-05-17 19:53
TBEX Huntsville was this year’s North America travel blogger conference. I had no idea what to expect… to be honest, I was skeptical of going to a small town in Alabama that I h… Read More
2017-04-29 19:42
I am delighted to bring to you a podcast with Matt Reese, a Columbus photographer who has built up the Commons Studio photography company with a social mission.
His social mission has… Read More
2017-04-29 19:42
I am delighted to bring to you a podcast with Matt Reese, a Columbus photographer who has built up the Commons Studio photography company with a social mission.
His social mission has… Read More
2017-04-22 21:43
Columbus, Ohio has one of the best zoo’s in the country. When Jack Hannah inherited the zoo as director in 1978, it was a mess. But he built it up with his charisma, vision… Read More
2017-04-15 20:13
Columbus is a unique place. First impressions: it’s small & there isn’t much happening. But living here, I’m starting to develop a deeper appreciation for the city. It… Read More
2017-04-13 00:37
Welcome to Episode 2 of the People Helping People Podcast.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay Stevenson, who delightfully discussed her passion for permaculture farming… and… Read More
2017-04-13 00:37
Welcome to Episode 2 of the People Helping People Podcast!
I had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay Stevenson, who delightfully discussed her passion for permaculture farming… and… Read More
2017-04-09 15:49
Disclaimer: I am not a farmer… this is my green thumb attempt to understand farming. Technically, I didn’t even to travel to a farm (I do have one almost in my back yard if… Read More
2017-04-03 20:33
I have heard wonderful things about Brussels: it’s a nice modern city, easy to get around in and beautiful in the summer.
From London, you arrive in just a few hours on the Eurostar. N… Read More
2017-03-26 00:02
London is the premier international city. You can walk down Oxford Street and easily hear 10 languages in 10 steps, because people come from everywhere and anywhere. (I used to think New Yor… Read More
2017-03-23 15:23
Welcome to the first episode of the Aurai Online Podcast – People Helping People Make Awesome Stuff Happen, where we’re going to talk to people involved in social change, develo… Read More
2017-03-19 20:03
I love photography – and have been snapping shots since my first digital SLR in 2004. (Well, before that I shot some 20,000 photos on whatever digital camera I could find.)
There are 1… Read More
2017-03-12 22:49
If you consider your average day – be it at work, school, or home – you most likely wake up each day and go through a pattern you’ve been through many times before. W… Read More
2017-03-04 21:31
Kindness is one of the rarest gifts we have to give: it doesn’t exist until we give it, and only in giving kindness does it exist. It even has a secret of it’s own: when you give… Read More
2017-02-26 19:54
I volunteered with the Samaritans for 5 years during my time as an expat in London at the Central London branch. They are a wonderful organization that exists to reduce suicide by offe… Read More
2017-02-18 20:44
Staying at the Thatch Caye resort in Belize was my first experience with communal eating.
The meals are fun — with such a small group (there were about 12 of us), and no menu choice (t… Read More
2017-02-12 01:47
Thatch Caye is a cozy resort off the coast of Belize — a small island, with 10 – 20 guests, where you may walk from one end to the other in 25 minutes. (And if you stay there lon… Read More
2017-02-05 21:34
I’ve earned my badge for traveling – spending a year abroad in high school as an exchange student; followed by 9 years as an expat in London, where I discovered my now wife from… Read More
2017-01-28 19:47
One of the first observations when traveling through the Moroccan countryside is the lack of billboards and advertisements. A US highway has so many signs, billboards and noise constan… Read More
2017-01-22 19:52
Our trip had a false start: my wife’s visa was incorrectly stamped to begin only on the second day of our trip, so the airport sent us home for a day, instantly squeezing our 5 day 4 n… Read More
2017-01-14 16:11
My year in high school as an exchange student in Bremen was challenging, even though the experience was invaluable. One of the most difficult parts was my host mother.
I stayed with a large… Read More
2017-01-07 20:49
Bremen is not a boring city. It may be small, but it has a huge soul, complete with a gothic town hall in a pedestrian zone buzzing with life and delicious German bakeries. They’… Read More
2017-01-02 19:04
The year was 1993 – I was 16, and I flew to Germany. My sister’s friend was an exchange student, who spent a year in my small town of Avon, Connecticut. At the end of the y… Read More
2016-11-28 04:01
There are certain turning points in your life. My first trip to Jaipur, India, and the 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat was one such point.
In 2004, my company had essentially gone bankru… Read More
2016-06-25 02:22
I am slowly learning how to write. It’s not that I can’t — I have some 3,000 odd journal entries (they’re all odd, believe me), of which, 650 of them were since… Read More
2016-06-18 02:40
After my first night in India and meeting up with colleagues, we made our way to the Vipassana meditation retreat center. Still adjusting to the sights and smells, we pulled into the center… Read More
2016-06-11 02:30
My first two hours in India were the most terrifying in my life. It was January 2005, and I had just landed in Delhi. A colleague at business school was organizing this trip for a Vipas… Read More
2016-06-06 02:58
Part of the reason I started this blog was because I got tired of the news (especially with this current election cycle), and I wanted to discover inspiring projects from around th… Read More
2016-05-27 01:32
In searching for cool causes in Wales, we discovered Peter’s Pies, a staple pie baker from Caerphilly, just outside Cardiff. They have a strong social aspect to their business he… Read More
2016-05-19 15:23
The UNA Exchange started as an international volunteering movement after the First World War. This transpired when the Swiss pacifist, Pierre Ceresole, sought to bring young people toge… Read More
2016-05-13 01:23
Vipassana meditation is something that I practice in my daily life. It is the meditation to cultivate self-awareness, and the capability to observe the sensations in the body without reactin… Read More
2016-04-06 16:38
I love to travel. Part of the reason why I chose to showcase Paris first is that it was one of the first cities I visited abroad. When I lived in London, hopping around Europe was as easy as… Read More
2016-03-13 18:30
The Seva Café in Grasse, France serves a cuisine based on love and sharing.
But this French cuisine has its roots in Berkeley, where it started as the Karma Kitchen. Karma Kitch… Read More
2016-03-07 23:49
Where you live makes such a difference.
The environment where you live feeds your vitality hence, a worn down cramped and dirty place drains you energy almost as quickly as you can find it… Read More
2016-03-01 23:48
2015 was a year of Syrian refugees. There was so much news about whether to let people in, or to keep them out, but little word came about from the organizations that actually supported them… Read More
2016-02-26 23:36
No one says Bon Appétit better than the French.
I love this story about the French comedian Coluche having a little idea of finding sponsors to open a free soup kitchen in Paris in… Read More
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